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What was Martin Luther's teaching regarding death, and to what extent did his own fears of and experiences with death manifest themselves in his writings? What influence did the medieval preoccupation with a 'good death' have upon him? How did Luther counsel those facing death-to meet it with acceptance, or resistance, or both? Using meticulous rhetorical analysis of select sermons, pamphlets, and letters of consolation, this book examines how Luther offered comfort to those who were facing their own death or who were coming to terms with the death of loved ones. Thus the book makes an important contribution to existing scholarship on Luther and the formation of an early modern Protestant ethos surrounding death, bereavement, and burial.
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Preface, Acknowledgements, AbbreviationsIntroductionChapter One. Think About These Things: LuthersiFourteen Consolations/i (1519)Chapter Two. I Have Overcome the World: LuthersiSermon on Preparing to Die/i (1519)Chapter Three. Of Whom the World was not Worthy: Luthers Martyrological LiteratureChapter Four. To Whom Shall We Go? You Have the Words of Eternal Life: Luthers 1532 Funeral SermonsChapter Five. Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend: Luthers Consolatory Letters Chapter Six. Am I My Brothers Keeper?: LuthersiOn Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague/i (1527)ConclusionAppendix: Glossary of Rhetorical TermsBibliographyIndices (I. Index of Scriptures, II. Index of Persons&Places, III. Index of Subjects)IntroductionChapter One. Think About These Things: LuthersiFourteen Consolations/i (1519)Chapter Two. I Have Overcome the World: LuthersiSermon on Preparing to Die/i (1519)Chapter Three. Of Whom the World was not Worthy: Luthers Martyrological LiteratureChapter Four. To Whom Shall We Go? You Have the Words of Eternal Life: Luthers 1532 Funeral SermonsChapter Five. Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend: Luthers Consolatory Letters Chapter Six. Am I My Brothers Keeper?: LuthersiOn Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague/i (1527)ConclusionAppendix: Glossary of Rhetorical TermsBibliographyIndices (I. Index of Scriptures, II. Index of Persons&Places, III. Index of Subjects)
